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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />RESOLUTION NO.2024 - <br />APPROVING CONTRACT SERVICES WITH JRP INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING <br />BROADBAND BEAD GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS AND AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC <br />WORKS DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE SAME <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County adopted Resolution 2023-072 establishing policy standards for broadband <br />infrastructure expansion under the authority of Kittitas County; and <br />WHEREAS: Previous grant applications have been awarded through the Public Works Board and the <br />Washington State Broadband office for rural broadband expansion in the County; and <br />WHEREAS: The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and.Jobs Act, Congress established the <br />Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD); and <br />WHEREAS: Project areas within the County have been identified and set up by the State Broadband <br />Office are viable for separate BEAD grant funding applications; and <br />WHEREAS: The application process requires significant understanding of broadband; and <br />WHEREAS: JRP Integrated Solutions has previously been supporting County efforts with broadband <br />grant applications, contracts and network best practices; and <br />WHEREAS: JRP Integrated Solutions has the knowledge and background to support BEAD <br />applications. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners, in the best interest <br />of the public, does hereby authorize a standard professional services contract with JRP <br />Integrated Solutions to support BEAD applications; and <br />NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: the Public Works Director is directed to sign said contracts on <br />behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. <br />DATED this 1 st day of October 2024, at Ellensburg, Washington. <br />Attest: <br />❑ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik <br />❑ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON <br />Brett Wachsmith, Chairman <br />Laura Osiadacz, Vice -Chairman <br />Cory Wright, Commissioner <br />